he later said that its cause he misses his family, and i believe there's nothing else to it. i mean, what could fisher possibly offer? he can't shoot better than duhon/morris are, he can't defend, and this is the d'antoni offense where fisher would have no idea how to run a pick n roll. now, i wouldn't be totally shocked if he became like a coaching consultant or assistant with the team.

That is just one of two streaks James has going as he didn't get called for a personal foul for a sixth straight game. James' most recent foul was an offensive call against New Orleans on Dec. 8. He has played 250 minutes, 4 seconds without being whistled for a personal foul, though he was hit with a technical for arguing a no-call late in the first half on Saturday.

For his part, James said he is enjoying the no-foul streak more than anything else.

"That means I'm putting myself in the right position and I'm not getting out of position," James said. "Just trying to be there before plays actually happen. That means I'm helping my teammates out on offense and defense."

Clippers bench is nasty. Bledsoe could probably start for half the teams in the league, Crawford is still one of the best one on one players in the league, I wish we could get Barnes back with the way he's been shooting from beyond the arc, and they still don't have Grant Hill and Billups back (not sure when he'll be inserted into the starting lineup). It's just unfair.